Living with the mistakes of the past is hard. No matter how badly you want to move forward and let go… Sometimes it can be difficult. Despite the road that life has led me down, letting go of the disappointment that came from flunking out of college only two semesters in, has been one of my […]

I’ve always been one of those “people pleasing” kind of folks. I don’t like for people to be upset with me (usually…just depending on who you are and whether I really care or not) and I’m all about making sure everyone is taken care of. When I got married and had Little Man, I stopped […]

Who said this whole “parenting” thing was the hardest job in the world? Because they were right. I’m ready to throw in the towel these days, guys. “Three” is kicking my butt. Big Time. And we aren’t even at three yet. We’re still about six or seven weeks out. And I am tired. Tired of […]

I’ve mentioned before that high school wasn’t exactly the highlight of my life. And growing up in a small town no one has ever heard of was enough of an encouragement to do anything and everything that I could to leave my high school memories behind and make something of myself. I never wanted to […]

If I’ve learned nothing else in life, it’s that you can’t let other people and what they say bother you. It’s tough, and I still struggle with it on occasion, but for the most part I’m one of those “we all have opinions” kind of people. I may not agree with you, you may not […]

How many of you know someone who has battled Alzheimer’s? Back in the early 2000’s (can’t remember which year specifically), my grandmother, the one I referred to dearly as “Maw” was diagnosed with the disease. It started slowly, but progressed faster and faster until eventually there was nothing left of the person that she once […]

On of my biggest fears as a parent, is that I will totally screw up my child and sentence him to a life filled with self-doubt, insecurity and struggles with feeling like he is “enough.” You know, insecurity and self-deprecation are hereditary mentalities. While I don’t think they are passed along through any kind of […]

I’ve been debating on whether or not to post this. Pondered whether or not to allow myself to mull it over, dive into how I feel, and allow myself to talk about it. I haven’t really told anyone. Except my husband. And my closest friends. We didn’t even tell our families. I’m not sure why, […]

Growing up my mom was a stay-at-home parent. She did the school parties, the extracurricular activities, the housework, the laundry, the cooking…you know. Typical “mom” stuff. She rarely complained (though I chalk that up to the fact that when we got old enough, she made my sister and I start cleaning and doing laundry). I […]

It’s really hard for me to write this post. For me to open up, admit to my struggle and finally take the steps to do something about it. It’s been a long time coming, something that I’ve worked on occasionally, only in passing, and then given up and pretended that it didn’t bother me. I’ve […]